Finding Your Feet Page #3

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the slightest inconvenience from it.

Slow, slow,

quick, quick, slow,

side together.

Slow, slow,

quick, quick, slow,

side together.

Okay, has everyone got that?

Yeah? AH right, find a partner.

Oh, um, Charlie.

Can you... you know it. Only...

Can you be with Sandra, please'

Yep, thank you.

Zach, music,

[Taking a chance on love playing]

[Corrinna] Five, six, seven, eight.

Okay, turn, turn.

Slow, side, together.

Yep-

Uh, look,

I know this goes against every instinct,

but, er, it might help if you...

let me lead?

- Yes, I would.

- All right. Yeah?

- Yes.

- Yeah?

[Corrinna] Hands higher.

There, we made ii,

Yes.

[Corrinna clapping]

Great, lovely, everyone.

Can you make your way up here, class

Before we go onto the next dance,

Jackie has come up with a rather fun idea

of how we can challenge ourselves

this winter.

I'm not tobogganing down

Parliament Hill again.

[Charlie] You're just a sore loser.

Throughout the winter,

every seven minutes,

an elderly person dies from cold.

Now Age UK are trying to change that

by raising funds for their new campaign

called, "Spread the Warmth."

I think we're probably passed

our ice bucket challenge days,

but one thing we all can do

is shake a leg or two.

So how about we put on

a dance performance in public,

and pass the hat around?

Oh, yes.

What dance were you thinking?

Well, how about a bit of everything?

Yeah, like a mash-up.

So who's gonna join us

[Bif] I am.

- Oh, come on, it's Christmas.

- Come on!

Yes.

[Bif] Come on.

Sandra, have you actually ever seen

a central healing bill?

Don't be so patronising.

I would happily make a generous donation.

I do not want to embarrass myself

in public

Surely one of the perks of being old

is it doesn't matter anymore

Well, it does to me,

You know, it's one thing being scared

of dying, Sandra,

it's a whole different matter

being scared of living.

That's it. Nearly there.

All right. Oh, there we go, love.

What're you doing?

Having tea with you.

Same as every Thursday.

Here you are.

It's your favourite, love. It's chicken.

Well, it was chicken,

Oh, it's all right, Lilly,

it's okay, love. Calm down, love.

It's all right, it's all right,

it's all right, Lilly. It's all right.

- It's all right. It's your husband.

- Lilly.

It's Charlie.

[screams] Liar!

[Lilly sobbing]

[nurse] It's all right.

It's all right, Lilly.

[crying]

Hiya!

Hello.

I take it you've not seen daylight today?

I've just been checking up

on some important emails.

Virtual curtain twitching, you mean.

Just because you choose

not to do social media...

How do you expect

to take control of your life

when you're so obsessed

with everyone else's?

Why don't you take the bike out'?

Go for a ride?

Get some fresh air.

I can think of easier ways to kill myself.

Clearly.

[Sighs]

[Le freak paying]

[muttering]

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

[Ran kan Kan playing]

Okay, stop, stop' stop!

This really is a mash-up.

All right, wok, don't get disheartened.

We will get there.

Yeah, if I don't have a coronary first.

But you must practise these steps at home.

It's the only way we're gonna remember.

I can't even remember my own name.

Okay, are we ready to go again

- Yes.

- [all] Yeah.

Okay. Zach, music.

What the hell have you done'

Tidied up.

Well, how am I supposed

to find anything now'?

Just trying to help.

All this food is way

past its sell-by date.

Please don't tell me you subscribe

to the "Best Before" conspiracy?

You won't be saying that

when you're struck down with botulism.

"Best before 19..."

Oh, blimey.

[Ran kan Kan playing]

It's left foot back, feet together,

right foot forward, feet together.

Mi'-.

You're losing your balance because

you're setting off on the wrong foot

Easy for you to say

from the comfort of the sofa.

- Just trying to help.

- Well, don't!

Hi, Charlie.

She's in the day room.

- Oh, I've come to see you, actually.

- Oh.

Charlie' most of the time'

shes in a comfortable routine.

Well, then that's the way

I want her to be all the time.

Uh, I've been thinking, um...

Maybe it's better for Lilly if I, er...

don't come any more.

Is that a bad idea'?

[Sighs]

There's no right or wrong

in these situations.

Look, you sold your house

to care for her, Charlie.

No one could have done anything more.

Hello' love,

Huh. [laughs]

Take care, love,

[cycle bell rings]

Charlie?

Charlie?

L was just passing and I thought maybe...

Oh, wish you'd get

this bloody door sorted.

[chuckles]

[Sighs]

What's up'

[sniffles]

Er, it was time to say goodbye.

I'm so sorry, Charlie.

Thanks, uh.

[sniffles] Me too.

You know, I,

I spent my whole life

fixing things, Bif, you know?

Uh...

Pretty good at it.

But there's nothing...

abs... absolutely nothing,

nothing I could...

[sobbing] I can do to fix... fix her.

I'm sorry.

[woman] How dare you do this to me?

I hate you so much!

[whirring]

[Salsa music playing on speakers]

[humming]

[muffled music playing]

[chuckles]

Aah!

[Sandra humming]

Oh, didn't hear you come in.

Just walked in the door. I got us a curry.

You seem more upbeat today.

Oh, I just got this annoying tune

going round in my head.

[Sighs]

[humming]

Hmm, this one's for you.

Hmm.

Oh.

More bills.

What's the matter?

Divorce petition.

Well, weren't you expecting that?

What did you think was gonna happen'?

Well, I thought he would come

to his senses and

phone me up and beg me to come home and

so I could get on with my life.

Oh, surely you wouldn't have gone

I know you think I'm mad, Bif, but I've...

I've loved Mike for most of my life

and whatever he's done,

those feelings don't just...

Go away.

[sighs] Nor this.

You need to get an expert opinion.

What about him selling the house'

Well, if the bastard wants to sell it,

let him.

Then Sandra could buy

something smaller with her share.

And live comfortably

off the remaining equity.

The good news is,

you get first dibs of the contents.

All he's requested

is the Elizabethan dining table,

six cut glass tumblers,

and his tennis trophies.

35 years of marriage,

and that's all he values'?

I'm sorry, Sandra,

that was shockingly clumsy of me.

But I can still keep my title'?

I'm afraid it's not your title, Sandra.

When the marriage is dissolved, it will

be transferred to his chosen consort.

Surely becoming a free woman

is better than being a kept lady.

Good God, this place is obscene.

- Did you have staff?

- You're looking at her.

Oh.

When we bought this house,

I thought we'd be here forever.

Janet.

What are you doing here'?

Sandra, what a surprise!

No, I was just collecting some spare balls

from your court.

I thought you wouldn't mind,

for the annual tennis tournament,

this afternoon.

Janet, this is my sister, Elizabeth.

Bif, hi,

How long are you back for?

Just the day,

I'm collecting some personal things

from the house

before it's shown to buyers.

I know. We saw it had gone on the market

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